‘Ag Forward’ Program Now In Its Second Season at SFCC

Central Bank of Sedalia is partnering with SFCC to produce a series of ag-related seminars, and the first one this season will take place Thursday, Sept. 19.

“Ag Forward” is a program designed for area farmers and ranchers in the community, as well as Aggie students in the college's agriculture program, according to Tim Noland, commercial and ag loan officer at Central Bank of Sedalia.

This is the second year for the Ag Forward program, and the September 19th seminar will be the seventh in a continuing series.

Two of last year's speakers included Missouri Director of Agriculture Chris Chinn and Devin Althoff, who is the director of marketing and commodities for Missouri Farm Bureau.

Thursday evening's session will begin at 5:30 p.m., in the field just west of the walking track on the SFCC campus, and will feature Kevin Cline and Zach Taylor with Mid-Mo Ag Drone Services conducting a demonstration of the drones used at their business.

The Pettis County Cattlemen will be cooking hamburgers as part of the event, which is a free meal for participants, paid for by Central Bank.

The outdoor program will start at 5:30 and conclude about 90 minutes later, Noland said. Parking will be available in the field next to the cell phone towers.

Noland noted that last year's participants were surveyed about what they would like to see in future programs and this year's lineup is a direct result of those suggestions, he said.

Those interested in attending the Sept. 19 seminar and free meal may email Brad Driskill, Director of the Ag program at State Fair, at bdriskill@sfccmo.edu or visit any one of Central Bank's locations and leave your name so you can be added to the list.

The Ag Forward seminar in October will feature Real Estate appraiser Brad Atkins who will talk about current land prices. That evening's meal will be provided by Great Western Dining, located on the SFCC campus. The event will take place in the Thompson Conference Center.

Then on November 19, Wesley Tucker from University of Missouri Extension will deliver a program on estate planning.

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“We're really excited about these topics, I think they're all going to be really interesting and educational,” Noland told KSIS. “We hope people come out and enjoy what these folks have to share, with fellowship and learning with the community and students from the college.”

Noland added that “we're really fortunate to be able to partner with the college to put this event on, and I think it's a great benefit for their students to meet and listen to some of these speakers. It's great for our community and we're fortunate to be a part of it.”